Division of Global Health/IHCAR
The vision of the division of Global Health/IHCAR is:
TO CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL HEALTH THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION WITH A FOCUS ON POVERTY AND INEQUITY IN AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN-AMERICA
This multi disciplinary division pursues research and education in collaboration with researchers in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. Through the experience of collaboration with global partners and stakeholders, the division aims at being a resource centre at the Karolinska Institutet, recognized for its comprehension of global health issues.
Extensive collaboration exists within Karolinska Institutet and the division is an active stakeholder in the Karolinska International Research and Training (KIRT) Program and the Centre for Global Health (KICGH).
The division has seven research groups addressing the major health and health system problems in low and middle income countries.
- Epidemiology and health systems research
- Health systems and policy research
- HIV/AIDS and Global Health
- Medicines and health system with focus on antibiotics
- Injuries' Social Aetiology and Consequences
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
The focus is on public health, health system and policy, clinical and translational research.
Main public health problems that are addressed are: HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia, sexual and reproductive health, adolescents' health and development, child health, use of pharmaceuticals, consequences and causes of intentional and unintentional injuries and the Know-Do-Gap.
Educational Programmes
The division has well developed education programmes in Global Health at undergraduate, magister and doctoral level. A research school in Global Health is organised together with Umeå University. In addition, the division collaborates closely with Gapminder foundation for developing evidence based information.
